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A Wrinkle in Time is an upcoming 2018 American science-fiction fantasy adventure film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Jennifer Lee. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Madeleine L’Engle. The film stars Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Pine. Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

The film is scheduled to be released on March 9, 2018 in IMAX.[3]

Cast

Storm Reid as Margaret “Meg” Murry[4]

Oprah Winfrey as Mrs. Which[5]

Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit[6]

Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Who[6]

Zach Galifianakis as the Happy Medium[7]

Chris Pine as Dr. Alexander “Alex” Murry[8]

Levi Miller as Calvin O’Keefe[7]

Deric McCabe as Charles Wallace Murry[7]

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Dr. Kate Murry[9]

Michael Peña as Red[10]

André Holland as Principal Jenkins[7]

Bellamy Young,[7] Rowan Blanchard[7] and Will McCormack[7] also appear in undisclosed roles.

Production

DuVernay became the first black woman to direct a live-action film with a budget of over $100 million.

In October 2010, it was announced that Walt Disney Pictures had retained film rights to remake the live-action adaptation of the 1963 novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Following the financial success of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Disney announced that they had hired Jeff Stockwell to write the screenplay for Cary Granat and his new Bedrock Studios. Cary Granat had previously worked with Disney on the Chronicles of Narnia and Bridge to Terabithia films.[11] The project’s budget was supposed to be $35 million, which the company compared to District 9 and Bridge to Terabithia, both of which were made for less than $30 million.[12] On August 5, 2014, Jennifer Lee was announced as the screenwriter, taking over from Stockwell, who wrote the first draft.[13][14] On February 8, 2016, it was reported that Ava DuVernay had been offered the job of directing the film, and she was confirmed to direct later that same month.[15][16] Directing this film, DuVernay would be the “first woman of color” to direct a live-action film with a production budget over $100 million.[2]

On July 26, 2016, Variety reported that Oprah Winfrey began final negotiations to join the film to play Mrs. Which, one of the three Mrs. Ws who helps guide the children along their journey.[5] On September 7, 2016, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling were in talks to join the film, where Witherspoon would play Mrs. Whatsit, a former celestial being who looks like a grandmotherly hobo, while Kaling would play Mrs. Who, the literature-quoting supernatural being.[6] On September 13, 2016, Storm Reid was cast in the lead role of Meg Murry, a young girl traumatized by the disappearance of her scientist father years before.[4] In October 2016, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Chris Pine were cast as the parents of Meg, Dr. Kate Murry and Mr. Murry, respectively.[8][9] On November 1, 2016, more cast was announced, which included Zach Galifianakis as the Happy Medium, André Holland as Principal Jenkins, Levi Miller as Calvin, and Deric McCabe as Charles Wallace, along with Bellamy Young, Rowan Blanchard, and Will McCormack.[7] The producers on the film would be James Whitaker and Catherine Hand.[7] Michael Peña also joined the cast to play the character Red.[10]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.[7][17][18] After filming in Los Angeles, production will move to New Zealand for two weeks.[7] Tobias A. Schliessler was confirmed to be working on the film as cinematographer, along with other production team members including production designer Naomi Shohan, costume designer Paco Delgado, and visual effects supervisor Rich McBride.[7][19]

Filming for A Wrinkle in Time took place in Eureka, California, located in Humboldt County, California, starting November 29, 2016 and ended on December 5 or 6.[20] Filming also took place at Eureka’s Sequoia Park, located next to Sequoia Park Zoo. No major actors tied to the movie were present in Eureka.[21] In mid-December, Pine was spotted during filming in Los Angeles.[22]

Filming locations for A Wrinkle in Time were established to be shooting in Central Otago, New Zealand during the last two weeks of February 2017.[23] The actors and crew involved in the film were in New Zealand for the two weeks to shoot scenes in the Southern Alps, and shooting at Hunter Valley Station near Lake Hawea, with cast and crew treated to a traditional Māori powhiri and karakia, by the indigenous peoples of New Zealand.[24] Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time wrapped filming in New Zealand’s South Island after two weeks, and the director has declared the cast and crew’s love for New Zealand on Instagram.[25]

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Wonderstruck is a 2017 American drama film directed by Todd Haynes. The film is based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Brian Selznick, who adapted the novel into a screenplay. The film stars Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Millicent Simmonds.

The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017, and competed for the Palme d’Or. It is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on October 20, 2017, by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions.

Synopsis

The film takes place in both 1927 and 1977. In the earlier time period, Rose (Simmonds) runs away from her New Jersey home to find her idol Lillian Mayhew (Moore). In the later time frame, Ben (Fegley) also runs away to New York after his mother’s death in search of his missing father.[2]

Cast

Oakes Fegley as Ben

Julianne Moore as Lillian Mayhew / Older Rose

Michelle Williams as Elaine

Millicent Simmonds as Rose

Amy Hargreaves as Aunt Jenny

Morgan Turner as Janet

Jaden Michael as Jamie

Raul Torres as Jamie’s Father

Cory Michael Smith as Walter

Tom Noonan as Older Walter

James Urbaniak as Dr. Kincaid

Anthony Natale as Dr. Gill

Hays Wellford as Greg Coons

Production

Todd Haynes directed Wonderstruck based on an adapted screenplay by Brian Selznick, who also wrote the novel of the same name. Haynes was involved as director by May 2015 with Christine Vachon producing under her Killer Films banner.[3] In November 2015, Julianne Moore had been cast in the film, with Pamela Koffler and John Sloss joining as producers.[4] In April 2016, Jaden Michael, Cory Michael Smith, Michelle Williams, Oakes Fegley, and Amy Hargreaves joined the cast of the film.[5][6][7][8] In May 2016, James Urbaniak joined the cast.[9] Among those cast was Millicent Simmonds, a deaf actor from Utah. Deadline.com reported, “The 13-year-old Simmonds… will play Rose, whose half of Wonderstruck will be presented as a silent film in both a nod to movie history and an aesthetic designed to capture her perspective. In addition, this section of the narrative will see an unprecedented number of deaf actors in roles that would normally go to hearing actors.”[10]

Principal photography began on May 4, 2016.[11][12][13] Filming took place in Peekskill, New York.[14] Production concluded on July 3, 2016.[15]

Release

Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions will distribute the film.[16] Amazon Studios partnered with Roadside to distribute Wonderstruck in the United States. The film is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on October 20, 2017 and to have a wider release in mid-November 2017.[2]

Wonderstruck had its world premiere on May 18, 2017 at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[17][1] It competed for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section.[18][19] It will also screen at the New York Film Festival on October 7, 2017.[20]

Critical reception

Wonderstruck currently holds a 73% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 37 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.7/10.[21] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 74 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.[22] The film was met with a three minute standing ovation following its premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[23]

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review writing : “Alive with the magic of pictures and the mysteries of silence, this is an uncommonly grownup film about children, communication, connection and memory.”[24]David Ehrlich of Indiewire.com also gave the film a positive review writing : “A soul-stirring and fiercely uncynical film.”[25]

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The War with Grandpa is an upcoming American family-comedy-drama film directed by Tim Hill, based on the novel of same name by Robert Kimmel Smith. The film stars Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Oakes Fegley. The film is scheduled to be released on October 20, 2017.

Plot

Forced to give up his room to his grandfather (De Niro), a scheming boy (Fegley) devises a series of outrageous pranks in an attempt to make him move out.

Cast

Robert De Niro as Ed

Oakes Fegley as Peter, Ed’s grandson

Christopher Walken as Jerry, Ed’s friend

Uma Thurman as Sally, Ed’s daughter

Jane Seymour as Diane, Jerry’s wife

Rob Riggle as Arthur, Ed’s son-in-law

Laura Marano as Mia, Peter’s sister

Cheech Marin as Danny, Ed’s friend

Production

On June 13, 2016, it was announced that Robert De Niro would play the titular role in the comedy film The War with Grandpa, an adaptation of the novel of same name by Robert Kimmel Smith, adapted by Lisa Addario & Joe Syracuse with a second draft by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember. Tim Hill was attached as director, while producers on the film would be Phillip Glasser, Marvin Peart, and Rosa Morris-Peart.[1] On October 4, 2016, Christopher Walken and Eugene Levy joined the cast of the film.[2] On October 20, Marisa Tomei was in talks to play De Niro’s character’s daughter.[3] It was announced in May 2017 that Fegley would topline the film.[4]

Principal photography on the film began on May 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.[5]

Release

The War with Grandpa was initially scheduled to be released on April 21, 2017 by The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Films.[6] The release was later pushed back to October 20, 2017 due to principal photography location changes.[7]

Storyline

After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother-a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin’s despicable footsteps-one former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad.